Grant Little, Midland Christian grad and Texas Tech sophomore outfielder, was selected by the San Diego Padres in the competitive balance portion of the second round in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday.

Little was taken with the 74th overall pick. Little was eligible to be drafted as a sophomore because of his age 21 status.

Little hit .380 with 12 home runs, 70 RBI, 61 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 221 at-bats in 2018 with the Red Raiders, who will host Duke in next weekend’s Super Regional.

In 2018, Little earned first-team All-Big 12 honors, was named a second-team All-American by Baseball America and was selected as a semifinalist for the Dick Hoswer Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top player by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.